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Muna

/MOO-nah/Hausa & Somali & Swahili · a girl’s name

Wishes, hopes, desires; from Arabic munā.

In Hausa

How to say it
MOO-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
uncommon

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
MOO-na
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MunaMouna

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
MOO-na
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MunaMouna

From the same family